Birds of Ecuador

    CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae (Gulls, Terns, Skimmers)  
Genus: Leucophaeus (4 species, 5 worldwide)



Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
Sanibel Island, Florida,  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus)
John Lloyd State Park, Florida, USA
  Breeding Colors
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Laughing Gull
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla megalopterus) Immature
Key Biscayne, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Additional photo.

Lava Gull
Lava Gull (Leucophaeus fuliginosus) ENDEMIC
Isla Genovesa, Galapagos, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info


Grey Gull
Grey Gull (Leucophaeus modestus)
Nacional Reserva Paracas, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

In flight.

Franklin's Gull
Franklin's Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan)
Nacional Reserva Paracas, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Similar to northern hemisphere Laughing Gull, but a bit smaller.


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